State v. Cardeilhac’s Empirical Analysis

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28 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 30 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[s]trictly read, Miller forbids only the imposition of a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without parole on a person under age 18 who has committed a homicide.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 167 Conn. App. 744 - State v. Williams-Bey

2. “[a] State may remedy a Miller violation by permitting juvenile homicide offenders to be considered for parole, rather than by resentencing them.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 167 Conn. App. 744 - State v. Williams-Bey